[vsnet-grb 352696] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 12 Jan 18 09:17:22 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    11.338d {+00h 45m 21s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +41.911d {+41d 54' 39"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 251.398d
SLEW_TIME:       33480.00 SOD {09:18:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18130 TJD;    12 DOY;   18/01/12
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        M31N 2008-12a 
TGT_NUM:         10498,   Seg_Num: 12
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       293.89d {+19h 35m 33s}  -21.62d {-21d 37' 16"}
SUN_DIST:         95.71 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      239.99d {+15h 59m 57s}  -15.41d {-15d 24' 17"}
MOON_DIST:       130.80 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      19 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      121.72,-20.95 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       28.73, 33.69 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice to a preplanned target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overridden by any new BAT Automated Target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overridden by any TOO Target if the TOO has a higher Merit Value.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 95.67,-17.16 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.